Leader of the JacobinsCalled for the trial of King Louis XVI for treasonKing Louis + wife Marie Antoinette were executedBecame dictatorMaximilien RobespierreThe Fate of Louis & Marie"Humane" executionAntoine Louis & Tobias SchmidtFirst: 1792Last: 1977Metal blade weighed almost 90 lbs.Used on almost 40,000 people during the French Revolution (Top 10).Robespierre's New ToyWorks Cited

“Archive of the British View of Unspeakable Events in the French Revolution.” British Newspaper Coverage of the French Revolution. The University of California, 2000. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.

Lack of oxygen and chemicals in the bloodstream is what kills (Top 10).King Louis XVI: "I die innocent of all the crimes laid to my charge; I pardon those who have occasioned my death; and I pray to God that the blood you are going to shed may never be visited on France." (The French Revolution).Changes in FranceRobespierre:Against counter-revolutionary views

Frustrated that so many wanted the King's monarchy put into place

Decided everyone who sided with the King would be executed

Town squaresPublicFrom the beginning of Robespierre's rule (September 1793) to the day he himself was guillotined (July 1794)The TerrorHow did it impact France afterward?Made people want to speak up against leaders like Robespierre

Kept everyone on edge

People wanted a better system for potential "criminals"

Family life

Fresh leadershipHow has it affected France today?More aware of political extremes

Hopeful spirit

Reasonable gov't"What is the goal for which we strive? A peaceful enjoyment of liberty and equality, the rule of that eternal justice whose laws are engraved, not upon marble or stone, but in the hearts of all men" (Speech).Dreadful, but necessary

Executions of those labeled "internal enemies" of FranceRelentless

Robespierre kept up the Terror, even as unnecessary

Restless desire for power, that ceases only in death (Archive).

Loss of useful lives

Promises to the country of France

"[The Revolution] spun out of control and began to murder itself" (War).Images